Kanni Penn

1969 film by A. Kasilingam

  • 11 September 1969 (1969-09-11)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Kanni Penn (transl. Virgin girl) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Kasilingam and produced by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars Jaishankar and Vanisri. It was released on 11 September 1969.

Plot

A young man comes across a crossroad in his life where he is forced to make a few important and difficult decisions.

Cast

  • Jaishankar
  • Vanisri
  • Lakshmi
  • Sivakumar
  • Vennira Aadai Nirmala
  • Cho
  • V. K. Ramasamy

Production

Kanni Penn was directed by A. Kasilingam and produced by R. M. Veerappan under Sathya Movies. Cinematography was handled by Vijayan.[1]

Themes

The film attempts to project the ideals of C. N. Annadurai: duty, dignity and decency.[2][3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Adi Yendi"VaaliP. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 
2."Pournami Nilavil"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
3."Un Athaikku"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
4."Iraivan Enakkoru"Alangudi SomuT. M. Soundarrajan 
5."Oli Piranthathu"Avinasi ManiT. M. Soundarrajan, L. R. Eswari 

Release and reception

Kanni Penn was released on 11 September 1969.[1] The critic from The Indian Express criticised the film's length of 19 reels but wrote, "[Jaishankar] is getting acceptable as an actor. [Vanisri] as the girl in miserable circumstances gives a very good account of herself. In fact, she is the best in the movie."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kanni Penn". The Indian Express. 11 September 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Cinema". The Indian Express. 20 September 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "ப்ளாஷ்பேக்; பொன்விழா படங்கள்: ஆர்.எம்.வீரப்பனின் கன்னிபெண்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Kannipen". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  • Kanni Penn at IMDb